Vertigo pregnancy

Vertigo is a sensation that you or your surroundings are moving when they are not. Pregnancy can make dizziness more likely when you are dehydrated, have not eaten, stand quickly, feel overheated, or remain in one position for a long time. True spinning can also come from the balance organs of the inner ear. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is often linked to turning or looking up; migraine may cause dizziness with or without head pain.

A clinician will consider the timing and trigger rather than treating pregnancy as the explanation. Tell them about faintness, palpitations, headache, visual changes, nausea, hearing symptoms, and any medicine or supplement use.

Pause and sit or lie on your side in a safe place. Move gradually, hold a rail, and ask for help with stairs or bathing if you feel unsteady. Keep rooms well lit and remove loose rugs. Take fluids and regular meals as advised by your maternity team. Keep a symptom diary and do not start anti-vertigo medicine, herbal products, or head-position exercises without pregnancy-specific advice.

Use emergency services for fainting with injury, new weakness, speech trouble, severe unusual headache, loss of vision, chest pain, breathing difficulty, or inability to walk. Contact your maternity team urgently for bleeding, severe abdominal pain, fluid leakage, reduced fetal movement, or possible high blood pressure symptoms. Seek prompt review for persistent spinning, repeated vomiting, new hearing loss, severe ear pain, or episodes that keep returning.

Ask which causes fit your triggers, whether your blood pressure or blood count needs checking, what medicines are suitable, and whether an ear or balance assessment is needed. Mention every fall or near-fall.